On this page I will try to record all user-facing updates to the site on an ongoing basis, so that there is a log even when an update is not significant enough to merit a blog post.
(At some point I’ll go back and put earlier updates in)
2025
October
- WATO plus bug fix: handle zero cM values properly
- Matrix tool update: adjust shading in the default DNA shared view so that it’s based on the maximum cM value entered rather than 3,600 as previously.
- This means even matrices that contain only smaller matches will still have shading
- Matrix tool update: Add subtle underline to names in the left column so it’s clear they are links
- ACPS tool update: add process and instructions to enable copying following update at Ancestry.
September
- WATO plus update: increase limit on generated nodes to 550
- Cluster Auto Painter update: preparation for new AutoSegment Split Gedmatch tool
August
- WATO update: adjust code to strip out spaces before generating shortened names (to avoid blank names in shared version)
- Shared cM tool update: launch German version with logic to name removed relationships differently based on older or newer generation
- Matrix tool update: sorting, half matrix, improved charts
- WATO and Ancestral Trees update: add notice letting people they need to unzip a zip file before uploading
July
- Ancestral Trees update: Introduce ‘Underground’ palette
June
- Lots of updates to the Matrix tool
- WATO update: fix bug in father age logic